New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-01
FENI1NS TO HAVE 4 REUNION.

TO RECALL THE DAYS OF THE IRISH REVOLUTION
AIRY BROrHERHooD-soME OF THE SPEAKERS.
For the first time since the stormy days OF the
Fenan Rebellion in Ireland, twenty years ago, the
men to come gethsr VINO were among the leaders
OF that day and who have survived not alone long
terms OF Imprisonment, but the trying periods OF
trial and OF suffering in the void that have since
interviewed. The reunion will take tie 1Jim OF a
dinner, and those who will sit down haze gwen
themselves the title OF Veterans OF the Irish Revolu
tionary Brotherhood" The celebration will take
place on the twentieth anniversary OF the attempted
instruction. which occurred March D, 1867, and
resulted ia great shock to English authority In
Ireland for although the rising was queled by the
hanging OF and the imp risOnment OF thousands
IL was found that OF the 6OOCO Irishmen In the
English army, almost third OF the entire force at
the Queens command, more than three1onrlhs o,
them were sworn members OF the fenan Brotherhood
ready in the words of the statute levy war against
the Queen " il they only had good opportunity
There more than three hundred OF these sur
vivors in this city alone, many of them holding
prominent positions and many more eking out tnelr
last days i'll poverty and suffering 10 DE a poh',eh
conspirator and especially Irish political conspi1a-
tor is to be, If not exactly conspirator, at least
politician o. some form or Other during the remainder
of ones lie. And so is that all OF these Fcnians
have allied themselves in this codntry with various
Irish organizations: some arr Home kuiers, some
Land leaguers some Ancient Order OF Hibernans,
some Clan ma Gaes, some " honorable warfare men
that is to sa, who want to fight England in the
open feld-and others dynamiters. Any who ever
swerved from what is knows as the straight ticket
meaning that Ireland should be freed by Ioice by
Joining any peaceful organization are dstrusted and
said TO have broken their oath" This one OF the
strongest arguments against Davtt, whom the extrem
lists could ueyor forgive for starting the Land League
an org snzaon Which, they say, has not alone diverted
political contributions from their treasury, but has
drmoralized National sentiment in Ireland The
result, therefore, Is that tie who will come TO-
gether at the dinner at Military Hall Saturday even
ing. many of them opposed tor years. will agree to
shake hands over past differences and be all good
friends again.
Captain Edward O'Meagher Condor, at present on
the editorial staff OF The Irish World" will be one OF
the leading at the reunion. Condor was SEN
fenced death in Manchester. England, IN 1851 but
the sentence subsequently COMMITTED 10 penal
servitude tor lite. He the man who first used the
phrase God Save Ireland" upon which T. ID. Snlli-
van the present Lord Mayor of Dublin. ndited
ballad that has since become the National Anthem OF
Ireland Arthur VI. Forester, another editorial
writer on Mr.. Ford's paper, in Mountjoy Prison.
Dublin FOR a year and hall. not. however. before
he shot Detective Sergeant Carey who arrested him.
Colonel j. j. Kerrigan, who Ia said to have been
connected with every South and Central American
revolution of the last twenty years. commanded the
Jackne which set sail trcm this city in 1867 with
caIgo of arm for Ireland. O'DonoVan kOssa Is down
TO respond to The Irish Republican brotherhood
Press" p J. Rayburne the secretary OF the New
York BARRIERS Association when in kilmainham Jail,
Dublin, was obliged TO shave the other prisoners lie
agreed shave the Irish political prisoners, but drew
the line at pckpockets and thieves. Tor which he was
punished. General Thomas +. Burke, Augustine h.
Costello. Thomas h. MastersOn and James y. Gahan
will be among tho other speakers Garrett
OShaughnessy " i'll preside.